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M4.1 earthquake near Potosí, Potosí Department

Name: M4.1 earthquake near Potosí, Potosí Department
Start: 2017-01-13T07:15:18.45+00:00
Location: 0 km SSE of Uyuni, Bolivia

3565 d ago · 13 Jan 2017, 07:15 UTC 0 km SSE of Uyuni, Bolivia

What happened

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 0 km SSE of Uyuni, Bolivia on 13 Jan 2017, 07:15 UTC at a depth of 250 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Potosí, about 149 km away in Potosí Department, Bolivia.

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First reported by USGS
17 Oct 2026, 08:27 UTC

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